Cookie Monster – Nonexistent Privacy Online, Osana Cookie Insano and Ilk

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Cookie Monster – Nonexistent Privacy Online, Osana Cookie Insano and Ilk Yes, the “They” have created yet another monster: Boundless privacy laws and cookie conundrums. Regard Their insanity — entire websites and online services tending to (and attempting profit from) the already boundless laws and verbiage about “privacy” and “cookies” and “consent”. Meanwhile, there is … Read more

Be at the Technical Crossroad Touchpoints to Make Sales

Be at the Technical Crossroad Touchpoints to Make Sales Technical Marketing Strategy that Earns The average customer journey now has over 10 touchpoints, and you need to show up everywhere that matters: If you’re not visible in the moments that influence buying decisions, that’s revenue slipping through the cracks. Attribution is becoming messy – fit … Read more

Docker’s Two Modes of Bridge Networking

Docker’s Two Modes of Bridge Networking In v28.2.x Docker tightened up network security, effectively breaking things that were working. TL;DR: They are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they are complementary, but their relationship is subtle: Accurate Truth: Feature Purpose When It’s Used –opt com.docker.network.bridge.gateway_mode_ipv4=routed Tells Docker to set up this specific network in “routed mode” … Read more

ValKey is Redis open-sourced

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ValKey is Redis open-sourced Redis company made itself irrelevant Valkey replaces Redis due to a licensing conflict and project governance change that caused Redis to no longer be fully open source. Why the Change Happened In March 2024, Redis Labs (the company behind Redis) changed the license of Redis from the permissive BSD license to … Read more

Madness? Suspect AppArmor FIRST

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Madness? Suspect AppArmor FIRST AppArmor has caused silent, hard-to-diagnose issues for many people, and it’s even more frustrating because it’s often enabled by default without any loud warning or clear opt-out. So here’s the full story: who made it, where it came from, and how the hell it became default on systems like Debian and … Read more

Benchmarks of Docker vs BareMetal

Benchmarks of Docker vs BareMetal Note concern over mounted data volumes for Mongo Here are real-world performance comparison examples of MongoDB running on bare-metal vs Docker, using benchmarks and reports from known tests or developer observations: 1. Percona Benchmarks (2018–2020) Setup: MongoDB 4.x tested using YCSB (Yahoo! Cloud Serving Benchmark) and sysbench on identical hardware. … Read more

Full Spectrum Lighting for Product Photos

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Full Spectrum Lighting for Product Photos When photographing products, light quality plays a crucial role in accurately capturing color, texture, and dimension. Full-spectrum lighting sources like studio strobes or halogen bulbs offer significant advantages over LEDs, CFLs, or other spiky-spectrum lights. Here’s an objective comparison: A tilted full-spectrum is much easier to correct via software … Read more

Identity, Authenticity, Authority, Validity – Trump Challenging Biden Pardons signed by Digital AutoPen

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Identity, Authenticity, Authority, Validity – Trump Challenging Biden Pardons signed by Digital AutoPen Of course it’s divisive strife generation and political theatre, but this does tangle what establishes reality. Donald Trump’s claim that President Joe Biden’s executive orders and pardons are invalid due to the use of a digital autopen signature raises legal and procedural … Read more